I wrote this article to help you remove Inform-world.ru. This Inform-world.ru removal guide works for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.

Inform-world.ru is a search engine and news platform. You can use the website to look up keywords and phrases. Inform-world.ru has basic search functionality. The platform lists news articles on many topics. In addition, it provides a brief weather report. At first glance, Inform-world.ru appears to be a reliable domain. Research has shown otherwise, though. Inform-world.ru is associated to a browser hijacker. The clandestine program uses the domain for a malicious agenda. Its actions expose users to security risks.

How does the hijacker behind Inform-world.ru affect my computer?

The rogue program is assigned to perform certain tasks and conduct certain operations. They aim to manipulate the operating system. The hijacker will reset your homepage and default search engine to Inform-world.ru. This website is a pawn of the sinister program. The hijacker uses it as a gateway to the browser’s resources. Using the unreliable search engine will return bogus results which may not match your queries. The inconvenience is just the beginning of an entire landslide of problems. The websites the Inform-world.ru hijacker forwards you to may be unsafe to visit. They could be infused with malware.

Another activity the Inform-world.ru hijacker performs is to display advertisements. The malevolent program supports third party content through links. It generates ads, containing exclusive shopping offers. The featured goods include clothes, technological devices, furniture, accessories, decorations, household items, gardening equipment, sports gear, games and others. The advertisements appear in different formats. They pop up on top of the active browser windows and tabs. You will have to work through interruptions the entire time.

Even if you avoid the ads, you will still be faced with a security risk. The Inform-world.ru hijacker is set to collect information from the web browser. The proprietors of the furtive program will sell the gathered input without asking for your permission or notifying you. Your private details can fall into the hands of cyber criminals. The data the Inform-world.ru hijacker can access encompasses your IP address, browsing history, tracking cookies, keystrokes, geographic location, area code, email, phone number, address registration, full name, user names, passwords and online account entries.

How can the hijacker behind Inform-world.ru enter my system?

There are a couple of ways to contact the Inform-world.ru hijacker. The covert program often travels bundled with another piece of software. The hosts for the Inform-world.ru hijacker include freeware, shareware and pirated versions of paid utilities. The secluded program tries to get installed together with the main application. To prevent this from happening, you need to find where the option for it is listed and deselect it. Extra tools are mentioned in the terms and conditions. Make sure you take the time to read them. We advise you to select the custom or advanced installation mode.

The other propagation vector the Inform-world.ru hijacker makes use of is spam emails. The rogue program latches onto an attachment from a bogus letter. Opening the host file is enough to give the hijacker access to your machine. The spammer behind the fake message will try to make you believe that the file contains important information. He can state that it is a receipt for a delivery package, a bank statement, an invoice, a legal notice, a bill, a fine or another piece of documentation. To check whether the email is legitimate, proof the sender’s contacts.

Inform-world.ru Removal

Before starting the real removal process, you must reboot in Safe Mode. If you know how to do this, skip the instructions below and proceed to Step 2. If you do not know how to do it, here is how to reboot in Safe mode:

For Windows 98, XP, Millenium and 7:
Reboot your computer. When the first screen of information appears, start repeatedly pressing F8 key. Then choose Safe Mode With Networking from the options.

For Windows 8/8.1
Click the Start button, next click Control Panel —> System and Security —> Administrative Tools —> System Configuration.‌

Check the Safe Boot option and click OK. Click Restart when asked.
For Windows 10
Open the Start menu and click or tap on the Power button.

While keeping the Shift key pressed, click or tap on Restart.

Please, follow the steps precisely to remove Inform-world.ru from the browser:

Remove From Mozilla Firefox:

Open Firefox, click on top-right corner , click Add-ons, hit Extensions next.

Look for suspicious or unknown extensions, remove them all.

Remove From Chrome:

Open Chrome, click chrome menu icon at the top-right corner —>More Tools —> Extensions. There, identify the malware and select chrome-trash-icon(Remove).

Remove From Internet Explorer:
Open IE, then click IE gear icon on the top-right corner —> Manage Add-ons.

Find the malicious add-on. Remove it by pressing Disable.

Right click on the browser’s shortcut, then click Properties. Remove everything after the .exe” in the Target box.

Open Control Panel by holding the Win Key and R together. Write appwiz.cpl in the field, then click OK.

Here, find any program you had no intention to install and uninstall it.

Run the Task Manager by right clicking on the Taskbar and choosing Start Task Manager.

Look carefully at the file names and descriptions of the running processes. If you find any suspicious one, search on Google for its name, or contact me directly to identify it. If you find a malware process, right-click on it and choose End task.

Open MS Config by holding the Win Key and R together. Type msconfig and hit Enter.

Go in the Startup tab and Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer.

Still can not remove Inform-world.ru from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.